Tommy Miller

Football player infobox
playername = Tommy Miller


fullname = Thomas William Miller
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|1|8
cityofbirth = Easington
countryofbirth = England
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
currentclub = Ipswich Town
clubnumber = 8
youthyears =
youthclubs = Ipswich Town
years = 1997-2001
2001-2005
2005-2007
2006
2007-

clubs = Hartlepool United
Ipswich Town
Sunderland
→ Preston North End "(loan)"
Ipswich Town

caps(goals) = 137 (35)
117 (29)
033 0(3)
007 0(0)
032 0(5)
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nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 16:34, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
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Thomas William "Tommy" Miller (born 8 January 1979 in Easington, County Durham) is an English footballer who plays for Ipswich Town. Although born in England he is eligible to represent Scotland in international football.

Miller started his career at Ipswich but was released as a 15 year old and was taken on by Hartlepool United where he made 160 appearances and scored 44 goals.

He was signed back to Ipswich in 2001 by manager George Burley for £750,000. He then spent 4 years at Ipswich, scoring 15 goals in 39 appearances in the 2004-05 season and helping them to an unsuccessful Championship play-off appearance.

He moved to Sunderland in June 2005 on a two-year contract. However he struggled as they returned to the Championship after just one season, finishing bottom with a record low 15 points. He started the first three games of the season under new manager Niall Quinn, but after the appointment of Roy Keane he found himself sidelined, and was loaned to Preston North End. He was released at the end of the 2006-07 season. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/6668885.stm Keane lets Cunningham & Miller go] ]

After being released, Miller was linked to Championship sides Stoke, Coventry and Sheffield Wednesday and League One sides Nottingham Forest and Leeds United, and also SPL side Hearts.Fact|date=July 2007 On 19 July 2007 Miller started his third spell with Ipswich Town, signing a two-year contract with the Championship club. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/6906255.stm Miller clinches return to Ipswich] ]

At the start of the 07/08 season Miller failed to score many goals but towards the end of the season he scored 3 in the last 6 and finished his goal tally for the season on 6.

His first nationality is English however he is eligible to play for Scotland - although he has yet to be capped by either nation. After his good form in 2004-05 he was noticed by Scotland manager Berti Vogts and was named in a friendly squad to face Wales; however Miller missed out due to an ankle injury.

References

External links

* [http://www.itfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10272~10288,00.html Tommy Miller player profile] at itfc.co.uk
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